hey
hey definition
hey (hā)
interjection
- used to attract attention, express surprise, delight, puzzlement, etc., or preface a remark
- ☆ Chiefly South hello
Etymology: ME hei, echoic formation akin to Ger & Du hei
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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